Hello fellow 2p2 brothers and sisters!
I am new to the forum and I am currently a recreational player that is wanting to take the game more seriously. I have always been bad at the numbers of the game, and that is because I haven't put in the time to remember any of it yet.
That said, I am reading an article on cardplayer on odds an outs and came to a part I can't figure out. The full article is on:
https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tools/odds-and-outs#4
I have included an excerpt of the point in the article I am stuck at. Any help is appreciated.
What I don't understand is what the percent part of the hand situation is. For example, a higher pair vs. a lower pair situation would happen on average once every five hands, and that equates to 4.09-to-1 odds, but, what does the percent mean? What does 80.3% vs. 19.7% mean?
Odds of two hands versus each other preflop (approximated)
Situation Hands Odds Percent
Higher pair vs. lower pair Js Jc vs. 7h 7d 4.09-1 80.3% vs. 19.7%
Pair vs. two higher cards 7s 7c vs. Ah Jd 1.23-1 55.1% vs. 44.9%
Pair vs. two lower card Qs Qc vs. 9h 7d 4.77-1 82.7% vs. 17.3%